2017 Filcansa Masters Champion – Che Che de Sequera . Accepting the award for Che Che from Filcansa Commissioner Lito Sison is her husband Rod de Sequera .

2017 Filcansa Cup Co-Champions – Jun Montero and Regin Tabangcura . On the picture from left is Nick Hubines ( Treasurer ), Jun Montero , Commissioner Lito Sison , Regin Tabangcura , Filcansa Cup Sponsor Alex Camacho and Ferdie Andag ( emcee ).

2017 Filcansa Season Points Champion – Jose Belonio . Accepting the trophy from Commissioner Lito Sison is 2017 Filcansa Golfer of the Year and Season Points Champion Jose Belonio .

2017 Most Improved Player – Pol Perez . On the picture from left Commissioner Lito Sison , Pol Perez , Most Improved award sponsor Alex Camacho and Treasurer Nick Hubines .

its 12 governors can ill afford to go out of town just to map out plans for each coming season .

This year is no exception .

All 12 governors flew to Los Angeles , California , in a fresh bid to chart the 2018- 2019 thrust of Asia ’ s first playfor-pay loop .

But in the head count just days before the planned sessions , 4 governors were absent .

The four were part of the 7 governors that wanted Narvasa out .

Sadly , this had reduced the PBA into a fractured organization , divided by self-interest and fractiousness .

It put in jeopardy the very existence of the league .

The cause of division is very elementary .

One faction wants Narvasa out as PBA commissioner .

Another wing wants Narvasa retained for a third straight stint .

As I said , it ’ s funny that 7 of 12 governors — although they had the majority — couldn ’ t oust Narvasa . The law , in short , is on Narvasa ’ s side .

The 7 governors were led by MVP ’ s Meralco , TNT Katropa and NLEx , who got support from Blackwater , Rain or Shine , Phoenix and Alaska .

The 5 others who opposed them were spearheaded by RSA ’ s teams San Miguel Beer , Ginebra and Star ; they had support from Kia and GlobalPort .

MVP ’ s oust-Narvasa move was decisively deflected because — as I said again — the PBA law says a vote of 8 of the 12 governors is needed to remove Narvasa .

Narvasa , whose sec-

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ond term will end on Dec . 31 , is clinging on to the law to salvage his post .

Obviously , Narvasa has become legalistic . And why not ? If one has the law on his side , by all means , he will fight for it up to the ends of the earth .

Trouble began when Narvasa approved a trade sending the 6-foot-8 Fil-German Christian Standhardinger from Kia to San Miguel Beer in exchange for SMB ’ s three benchwarmers and SMB ’ s 2019 first-round Draft pick .

The MVP ( Manny V . Pangilinan ) group accused Narvasa of being biased to SMB , resulting in the 7 teams ’ ill-fated plot to kick Narvasa out .

The side of RSA ’ s ( Ramon S . Ang ) SMB , Ginebra , Star , GlobalPort and Kia came to Narvasa ’ s rescue , thus blocking the 7 teams ’ remove-Narvasa ploy .

The impasse had put the 12 governors in Los Angeles in a bind .

In fact , to repeat , four governors did not even show up in the US for the Planning Sessions originally set for four days .

In short , the planned PBA drafting of operations for season 2018 has been reduced into a sightseeing tour for the present eight governors who were mostly accompanied by their wives and children .

The quickest way to resolve the standoff , of course , is for Narvasa to resign .

But will he do that ? He has RSA ’ s backing , so why would he walk away — RSA being very influential as he owns SMB , Ginebra and Star ?

If Narvasa does that , resigns , the 7 mob-minded governors would have completed a first coup ever in the

42-year history of the league .

It will also put to naught the wisdom behind the 5 governors ’ bid to uphold the league ’ s rule of law .

Thus , Narvasa resigning would mean a vendettafueled victory by the 7 anti- Narvasa group .

But again , the question : Will Narvasa do it ? Resign ?

My two-cents worth of wisdom ?

He will resign if RSA tells him so .

Remember , it is RSA ’ s 5-governor bloc that has kept Narvasa in his post , effectively deflecting the 7 governors ’ illadvised bid to shoo out Narvasa .

Will Narvasa toss out the window RSA ’ s solid handsome support just like that ?

He ’ s crazy if he does that . Plain and simple .